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State Tournament Results – 4th Place – Congratulations, Boys!

wptennis_admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:19:45 +0000

Ann Arbor Greenhills- 30 pts.
Lansing Catholic – 28 pts.
Lumen Christi – 26 pts
Williamston – 24 pts.

4th PLACE FINISH!

A Few great notes:
1. Highest Williamston Boy’s Tennis team has ever placed at a state meet!
2. Highest ranked public school in Division 4!!
3. Had 4 flights in the semi-finals! Most ever by a boy’s team!
4. Had 3 flights in the finals!! First time we ever had a flight in the finals, and this time we had 3!!
5. First state champ at a flight for the first time in Williamston history! Ian Sheet at #2 singles!!

We knew going into this tournament it was going to be a 4 team state meet. Between the top 4, we all have a very close head to head record. Lots of ties between the top four teams!! Unfortunately, the other 3 teams had that extra edge in points and extra wins to come up ahead of us. All our doubles teams lost in very close matches with most of them going 3 sets. While 3 of our singles flights got to the finals!!

For once, I can honestly say we played like champions to the end. Everybody raised their game for this tournament. Everybody played tough the entire tournament. Even when we lost, the players held their head up and knew they played their best. As their coach, I was very proud of their performance as we did not make it easy for anybody, win or lose! This was their first time I felt that we played strong top to bottom, match to match! We were a few close matches away from possibly winning it all!

Individual Results:
1st Singles – Peter Sienko lost in the finals to Ann Arbor Greenhills. He won a fantastic 3 set match against Elk Rapids in the semi-finals to advance!
2nd Singles – Ian Sheets won it all, playing against Lumen Christi in the finals.
3rd Singles – Brett Graham lost in the finals to Lumen Christi, he won a very tough match in the semi-finals to Lansing Catholic, a player he lost to twice before at Regionals and Leagues.
4th Singles- Nathan Fedewa lost in the Quarterfinals in a very close 3 set match against Ann Arbor Greenhills.

1st Doubles- Bartrem/Taylor lost in the Quarterfinals in 3 sets to North Muskegon
2nd Doubles- Frenzel/Bennet lost a very close two set match in the Quarterfinals to a Greenhills team.
3rd Doubles – Hall/Johnson lost a very close 3 set match in the Quarterfinals to a Lumen Christi team.
4th Doubles- Pueppke/McGuire- Being the only team not seeded for Williamston, they actually got the farthest of all the doubles teams. They reached the semi-finals beating the #6 seed from North Muskegon, then the #3 seed from Liggett. Their semi final match was against Ann Arbor Greenhills which they lost in a very close 3 set match.

As you can see, all our loses were very close and respectable. It could have gone in many directions for us, but in the end it is what it is, and we were all proud of our team, and how we played all weekend!

Coach Phil

CAAC White Division Tournament – on the Road to States!

wptennis_admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:14:14 +0000

Portland, MI. The Williamston tennis team traveled to Portland on Thursday, October 2, 2008, to compete in the CAAC White Division Tournament. The team results by points were Lansing Catholic 38, Williamston 33, Portland 25, Lakewood 15, and Corunna 9.

“We were tied with Lansing Catholic going into the championships because of our 4-4 dual match against them last month,” said Coach Phil Brillantes. “The dual match results count for half of the league title and the League Tournament the other half. Seeing that Lansing Catholic won the Tournament, they rightfully won Leagues this year,” he added.

Individual Results:
1st Singles- Peter Sienko- 1st place
2nd Singles- Ian Sheets – 1st place
3rd Singles – Brett Graham- 2nd place, lost to Lansing Catholic in 3 sets. Brett previously beat him in our dual match.
4th Singles – Nathan Fedewa – 2nd place, lost to Lansing Catholic
1st Doubles- Bartrem/Taylor- 3rd place, lost to Portland 1st round, and beat Lakewood for 3rd place.
2nd Doubles- Frenzel/Bennett- 2nd place, lost to Lansing Catholic
3rd Doubles- Hall/Johnson -2nd place, lost to Lansing Catholic
4th Doubles- McGuire/Pueppke- 2nd place, lost to Lansing Catholic.

“Even though we tied Lansing Catholic in our dual match, and won 4 flights to their 4 flights at the Dewitt Invitational, they got the best of us today with a 6-2 when we compare head to head at Leagues”, said Coach Brillantes. “Our guys did work hard, but in the end, when it comes to the big tournaments, the big moments, experience and mental toughness wins,” he continued. “Are we just as good as them physically and talent wise? Yes, I think we are just as good as anybody else in the state. Can we pull the big wins when needed? Unfortunately as a team, not today, but we still have two more weeks with time to improve and make a bigger name for our selves. Bottom line: Right now, we just don’t have the experience in big time situations. Hopefully, we can find it!!!” he concluded.

2008 Regional Boys Tennis Tournament Results

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DeWitt Invitational

wptennis_admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:09:40 +0000

DeWitt, MI. “We knew going into this DeWitt Invitational that it was going to be a tough day. Some of the tops teams there were Lansing Catholic, Parma Western, St. Johns, and DeWitt,” said varsity coach Phil Brillantes. “We had tied Lansing Catholic in our dual league match, lost to Parma at their invitational, and knew St. Johns and Dewitt had strong teams,” he added.

The Hornets finished a very close second with 38 points behind Lansing Catholic with 40. DeWitt finished third with 25 points and Parma Western finished fourth with 24. “Our second place finish seems to be a theme this season. We are close but just can’t quite seem to get there,” Coach Brillantes said. “We had 6 flights in the finals: 1-3 singles and 1-3 doubles. Lansing Catholic had 5 flights in the finals. Unfortunately, the ones that we needed to win, went in their favor. We ended up winning 4 of the flights. 1-3 singles won, and #3 doubles. Lansing Catholic took the rest, 4 singles, and 1,2, and 4 doubles. So match wise, we won just as many flights but due to overall points, and an early lost at #4 singles, LCC beat us by one match, or two points,” he concluded.

Individual Results:
1st singles:
Peter Sienko-1st place

2nd singles:
Ian Sheets- 1st place

3rd Singles:
Brett Graham -1st place

4th Singles
Nathan Fedewa -5th place

1st Doubles
Bartrem/Taylor -2nd place

2nd Doubles
Frenzel/Bennett- 2nd place

3rd Doubles
Hall/Johnson- 1st place

4th Doubles-
Pueppke/McGuire- 3rd place

Williamston, MI. The number six ranked Hornets matched up against the number three ranked Griphons from Ann Arbor Greenhills on Thursday, September 18, 2008. The result was a tie 4-4.

The match results were 1st Singles, Chris Song (G) def. Peter Sienko (W) 7-6(0), 6-3;
2nd Singles, Ian Sheets (W) def. Connor Tremper (G) 6-2, 6-1; 3rd Singles Brett Graham (W) def. John Adams (G) 6-4, 6-1; 4th Singles Nathan Fedewa (W) def. George Tam (G) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6); 1st Doubles Engers/Prabhu (G) def. Bartrem/Taylor (W) 6-2, 6-2; 2nd Doubles Bennett/Frenzel (W) def. Steinhoff/Sackett (G) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; 3rd DoublesGay/Goldfarb (G) def. Hall/Johnson (W) 7-6 (4), 6-4; 4th Doubles Weinberg/Chung (G) def. Pueppke/McGuire (W) 6-0, 6-1.

“Peter Sienko lost for the first time this season, said Coach Phil Brillantes, fortunately, the rest of the singles line-up won against a very reputable singles line-up. Doubles fought better then in the past. The mental toughness and working to get better was lot more evident during this match than in past. The boys really saw the potential today and hopefully the spark plug needed to get even better,” he concluded.

Photo credit: Marianne Frenzel

Williamston tennis team celebrates runner up finish at DeWitt Invitational

Williamston vs. Corunna

wptennis_admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:08:38 +0000

Corunna, MI. Both the Williamston tennis varsity and junior varsity teams traveled to Corunna for a CAAC White Division match up. The Hornets returned without losing a single match at either level. “This was the first victory for our shorthanded junior varsity squad,” said Coach Steve Stanley. “It feels good to finally get a win under our belts,” he continued, “It is even more impressive that the guys are starting to really learn the game. The doubles players are in the right position, picking the right targets and the singles guys are starting to construct their points rather than just hit it back and hope for the best,” he concluded. Winning at number one singles was Billy Schlenke 8-0; Richard Kerley at number two singles and Matt Silverthorn at number three singles 8-0. The number two doubles team of Ian Campbell and Drew Payton also posted a solid win 8-0. The number one doubles team of Alex Mullen and Nathan Clark won by forfeit. They lost to Corunna’s number one varsity doubles team 8-6.

The varsity also swept the Corunna squad 8-0. Posting wins for the Hornets were Ian Sheets at number one singles, Brett Graham at number two, Nathan Fedewa at number three, and Benno Pueppke at number four. Bringing home victories in the doubles flights were Ben Taylor and Kyle Bartrem at number one, Zach Frenzel and Scott Bennett at number two, Andrew Hall and Andy Johnson at number three and Ryan McGuire and Scott Evans at number four.

Williamston vs. Lansing Catholic

wptennis_admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:05:03 +0000

Lansing, MI. “What a great match and day for both teams,” that was how varsity coach Phil Brillantes summarized the match between the sixth ranked Williamston Hornets and the number two ranked team in the state, Lansing Catholic. The two tennis powerhouses battled to a 4-4 tie.

Peter Sienko won 6-0, 6-1, at number one singles, at 2nd singles Ian Sheets won 6-1,6-1, Brett Graham won 6-2,7-5 at number three singles. At number four Nathan Fedewa lost a very tough match in three sets 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.

The number one doubles team of Bartrem/Taylor lost 6-1, 6-1, as did 2nd Doubles – Frenzel/Bennett 7-5, 6-2 and 3rd Doubles of Hall/Johnson 6-1, 6-2 4th Doubles – Pueppke/McGuire won 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

4th Singles and 4th Doubles were the last two matches out there, and it could have gone either way, but the 4th doubles team kept their composure and was able to finish them off to tie LCC.

“It wasn’t a win, but shows how much we have progressed this season, but more importantly, the players realize how much more they need to work to even consider being state champions,” said Coach Brillantes. “We know we can compete with the best, but in order to be the best, we still have to keep working and never take a win or a loss for granted!,” he concluded.

Williamston, MI. The nine Williamston JV tennis players also fought for a hard earned tie against Lansing Catholic on Thursday, September 11. After captain Billy Schlenke asked for a moment of silence to remember the lost Americans in the 9/11 attacks, the two teams went out and played the six very close regular flight matches.

E.J. VanAllsburg controlled much of the match with his slicing left handed serve, but his opponent at number one singles started to find his rhythm and made a late match charge. E.J. adjusted his game by returning serve and attacking the net pulling out the victory 8-6.

Likewise, the number one doubles team which featured Billy Schlenke partnering up with Scott Evans for the first time this season, surged out to an early lead only to see the Cougar number ones make a late game surge. The Hornet pair righted the ship and pulled out a victory by winning in the tie breaker 7-4. “We had been holding Billy’s serve pretty easily until we were serving for the win at 6-5,” said Scott. “It took a little longer, but we got it in the tie breaker,” he said.

Also winning in a tiebreaker was Richard Kerley at number two singles. “I don’t like tiebreakers because I have been losing them lately,” Richard said, “but when I was down 5-6, Coach Stanley told me I should look forward to getting into the tiebreaker so I could win the match.” Richard won the tiebreaker 7-4.

The number three doubles team of Nathan Clark and Alex Mullen secured the tie with a solid victory. Drew Payton and Ian Campbell fell behind early in their number two doubles match, rallied for a few games before losing 8-3. Matt Silverthorn lost in the number three singles flight to round out the regular match schedule.

Winning in the forfeited number four doubles match were Drew Payton and Ian Campbell and winning in the forfeited number four singles match was Alex Mullen.

“I thought the guys showed a lot of heart today,” said Coach Stanley. “A number of the flights could have given up when they were challenged or got behind, but they fought for every point, stayed focused, and pulled out the tie,” he added. “With only nine players it is really hard to win an eight flight match, but the guys show a great attitude by approaching each match as an opportunity to get better at their games,” he concluded.

Williamston vs. Portland

wptennis_admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:03:10 +0000

The Williamston Boys’ tennis team traveled to Portland to start the CAAC White Division season. The sixth ranked Hornets battled to a convincing 7-1 win against the Raiders who were ranked 7^th in the High School Tennis Coaches poll. “This was a great win for us,” said varsity coach Phil Brillantes. “There are always things coaches see that need to be improved, but I was pleased with the effort and the result,” he added.

“I felt like we won even though we didn’t play our best tennis today,” said junior captain Nathan Fedewa. “I know I could have played better, but we won and we will hopefully build on that,” he concluded.

The Hornets won in straight sets in all seven victorious flights. Claiming wins were Peter Sienko at number one singles, Ian Sheets, making his debut as a Hornet in the number two singles position, Bret Graham at number three and Nathan Fedewa at number four. Also winning were the number two doubles team of Scott Bennett and Zach Frenzel, Andy Johnson and Andrew Hall at number three doubles, and Ryan McGuire and Benno Pueppke at number four. The number one doubles team of Kyle Bartrem and Ben Taylor lost a close two setter.

The junior varsity also played the Raiders at Portland. Winning for the Hornets were number two singles, Scott Evans and number three singles, Billy Schlenke and the exhibition doubles team of Drew Peyton and Alex Mullen. Losing for the Hornets were number one singles E.J. VanAllsburg, number four singles Richard Kerley; and doubles players Nathan Clark, Matt Silverthorn and Ian Campbell.

Parma Invitational

wptennis_admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:57:54 +0000

The Williamston High School boys’ tennis team traveled to Parma to participate in a four team invitational tournament on Saturday, September 6 finishing second. Winning the tournament was the host school Parma Western with 29 points. The Hornets had 25 points. Battle Creek Central and Albion also participated in the contest.

Winning the tournament were number one singles player, Peter Sienko; and the number one and two doubles teams of Ben Taylor and Kyle Bartrem and Scott Bennett and Zach Frenzel respectively. Finishing second for the Hornets were number three singles Bret Graham, number four singles Nathan Fedewa, number three doubles Andrew Hall and Andy Johnson and number four doubles Ryan McGuire and Benno Pueppke. Finishing fourth was E.J. VanAllsburg at number two singles.

Haslett Invitational

wptennis_admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:54:32 +0000

The Williamston High School boys’ tennis team has started their season with a series of strong performances. The Hornet’s are 5-0 in dual matches, have won two four team invitational matches, and finished second and fourth in two eight team invitationals. “This is a strong team,” said varsity coach Phil Brillantes. “Most of the guys spent their summers working on their tennis games and it shows. There is a lot of work to do still if we are to reach our potential, but the first two weeks have given us a solid start.”

The first week was spent determining the line up as the players vied for either a singles or doubles flight position. The week ended with Peter Sienko playing number one singles, Bret Graham at two, Nathan Fedewa at three and Benno Pueppke at number four singles. The doubles line up was lead by Ben Taylor and Kyle Bartrem at one doubles, Zach Frenzel and Scott Bennett at number two, Andrew Hall and Andy Johnson at three and E.J. VanAllsburg and Scott Evans at number four doubles. These twelve guys traveled to Petosky for a tournament with Elk Rapids, Harbor Springs, Saginaw Nouvel and Williamston. The Hornets carried home the first place trophy with 22 points. The Hornets brought home championship medals in all the flights except one and three singles. The only negative to come out of the day was a hamstring injury to Peter that forced him to retire from his match with Elk Rapids and miss the next two weeks of the season.

The injury to Peter forced a reshuffling of the singles line up. The line up representing the Hornets in the Williamston Invitational on August 21, put Bret Graham at one singles, Nathan Fedewa at two, Benno Pueppke at three and Ryan McGuire at four singles. The match was very close. In the end, all three teams tied each other with four wins and four loses. The Hornets were able to secure the championship when the number of game losses were counted the Hornets had lost the fewest games as a team.

With Peter’s continuing absence the Hornets had to reshuffle the line up again. “We had several matches approaching against teams we might see in either Regional, and if we work hard, State final competitions and I wanted to try to keep our players in the flights they would be in when Peter returns,” said Coach Brillantes. The line up that represented the Hornets in Kalamazoo at the Parchment Invitational shifted Ryan McGuire and Benno Pueppke out of the singles line up and into the four doubles flight. The Parchment Invitational included a division two school, in Lowell and several teams that qualified for state finals the previous season. The Hornets finished fourth behind Lowell, Essexville-Garber and three points behind Traverse City St. Francis. Placing second in their flights were Scott Bennett and Zach Frenzel at two doubles, Andrew Hall and Andy Johnson at number three doubles. Placing third in the eight team field were Ben Taylor and Kyle Bartrem at number one doubles and Ryan McGuire and Benno Pueppke at number four doubles.

The Hornets completed the two week opening season schedule by traveling to Haslett for an invitational against another eight teams. The Williamston squad finished a disappointing second behind host team Haslett. “You always learn more from your losses than you do from your wins,” said junior varsity coach Steve Stanley. “Some of the flights played really well in the early rounds and then just broke down as the day progressed. These guys will work hard in practice and learn how to maintain their intensity during a long day of tennis. This team has shown the coaches they know how to win, they just have to work on their mental discipline so they can maintain winning strategies and tactics through several tough matches,” he concluded.

WHS Boy's Tennis Team

Photo credit: Jenn Johnson
Photo id: Front row from left: Andrew Hall, Billy Schlenke, Nathan Fedewa, Coach Brillantes
Back row: Andy Johnson, Zach Frenzel, Kyle Bartrem, Bret Graham, Benno Pueppke, Scott Bennett, Ben Taylor, E.J. VanAllsburg

Boy’s Tennis Banquet

wptennis_admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:37:36 +0000

Sign up for the tennis banquet by going to Doodle - it will take only seconds to RSVP! Or, you can return the form your player received to Coach or Bryan Kendall.

Regionals in Portland

wptennis_admin — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:35:02 +0000

The boys had a terrific day, accumulating enough points to continue their season in the state tournament! The Williamston team qualified for the state finals to be held next Friday by scoring 19 points (18 points required to make finals). Taking second place were Peter Sienko at number one singles, Pat Belanger and Bryan Kendall at number two doubles, and Andrew Hall and Curtis Sawdon at number three doubles. Every member of the team scored at least two points in earning our way to states.

See the complete results below! Congratulations Team!

Boys Regional Tennis Tournament Results

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